Tag-releasing device



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A. F. HANNEY ET AL TAG RELEASING DEVICE Filed Feb. 1, 1923 v 5 Sheets-sheet 5 i i may Ifarzfe/ Patented Nov..2@,1923. 7 39159333 ANGUS F. HANNEY AND ALEXANDER GAMIVIELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T02 EUREKA ROUGH DRY PIN SYSTEM (30., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TAG-BELEASING DEVICE.

Application filed February 1, 1923. SeriaiNo. 616,449.

To aZZw/w'mz't may concern: 7 the holder, embodied in the invention,

Be it known that we, ANGUS F. HANNEY partly in section;

and ALEXANDER GAMMELL, citizens of the Big. 9, is a sectional view of the holder United States, and residents of the city of taken substantially on line 99 of Fig. 8;

Chicago, county of Cook, and State of 10, is a sectional view taken substan- 60 Illinois, respectively, have invented certain tially on line 10-10 of Fig. 8 showing the new and useful Improvements in a Tag-Reholder with the tag release rod, embodied in leasing Device, of which the following is a the invention associated therewith;

ecificatio Fig. 11, is a fragmentary sectional view 10 Our invention relates to a tag releasing taken substantially on knell-11 of Fig. d; 65 device especially designed to be used in con F 1g. 12, is a} side View of the lock, eninection with a device for asserting rough bodied in the invention, which is associated dry pinned work and has for its principal with the holder for locking the tag supportobject the provision of an improved coniiig rod therein;

15 struction of this character which will be Fig. 13, is a fragmentary side elevational 70 highly eliicient in use. view of the release rod operating mecha- Among other objects of the invention is nisin embodied in the invention;

the provision for automatically releasing the Fig. 1 1, is a sectional view of the same laundry supporting tags to facilitate reiiiovtaken substantially on line i l-14 of Fig.

ing the clothes carried by the pins, the prog. s Side tional View of a 75, vision being of such construction that the laundry tag used in connection with the clothes are simultaneously released from the combination of the invention; supporting tags, Fig. 16, is a side elevational view of the A th bj t f th invention is the promotor control lever, embodied in the invenvision for holding the tag supporting rod tion; 50 in position to facilitate releasing the clothes Fig. 17. is a perspective view of an adfr m the tags, justaljile plate embodied in the invention;

Other objects will appear hereinafter. and The invention consists in the combina- Fig. 18, is a detail view of one of the hold ac tions and arrangements of parts hereinafter as embodied in the invention, shown partly 5 described and claimed. in section.

The invention will be best understood by In laundries, commonly known as family reference to the accompanying drawings service laundries, a system is employed for forming a part of this specification, and in assorting the rough dry clothes in lots. A

hi h, common method is the employment of a no Fig. 1, is a fragmentary side elevational clothes reel which is mounted for circumview of the invention; ferential movement. Associated with this Fig. 2, is a fragmentary vertical sectional clothes reel there are a plurality of laundry view of the same; tag supporting rods which support the laun- 40 Fig. 3, is a fragmentary end elevatio-nal dry tags, similar to the tag illustrated in 95 view of the same taken substantially oi: Fig.15, The laundry tags in turn support line 3 3 of Fig. 2; the clothes. The present method of remov- Fig. 4:, is a fragmentary plan view of an ing the clothes, after they have been assortassorting reel showing the tag supporting ed into various lots, is by removing the launrod holders, embodied in the invention, 18- dry tags from tlieir'respective supports and g sociatedtherewith; then singly removing the tags from the Fig. 5, is a fragmentary perspective view clothes. Considerable labor is lost in doing of one of the contact supporting rods eiiithis and it is primarily our object to provide bodied in the invention; a device which will automatically, simulta- Fi 6 1s a fra 'mentar side elevational neousl release the ta s to permit the 're- 105 b i b .V view of the rod illustrated in F1 o moval of the clothes therefrom.

- ib a i i, is a fragmentary perspective view Referring to Fig. 4, 20 indicatesan asof the wider engaging end 01 the rod illi1s sorting reel comprising a circular frame 21 trat'e'd in Fig. 6; and lateral supports 22. Associated with the v Fig. 8, is a fragmentary top plan view of frame 21 are holders 23 equally spaced 11o apart and adapted to receive the outer end portions 24 of the tag supporting rods the tag supporting rods being channel shaped in. cross section as best illustrated in Fi 5, for the purposes which will be hereinafter set forth.

Each holder comprises a body portion 26,

preferably rectangular in cross section, and

provided with a reduced portion-27 adapted to pass through an opening 28 formed in the frame 21 and be held in the position illustrated in Fig. 4, by a nut 29. The holder 23 has a longitudinal passage 30 formed therethrough into which the end portion 2 1 of the rod is adapted to be inserted a predetermined distance, the distance being determined by a stop pin 31 against which the extremity of the end portion 24 of the rod is adapted to abut. Formed through the holder 23 is a second passage 32 of a smaller width than thepassage 30 and in communication with said passage as best illustrated in Fig. 9, for the purposes which will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

'Means is provided for releasably locking the rod 25 within the holder. this means comprises a transverse pin 33having an external enlargedportion 34: carrying an operat ing handle 35, movement of the handle being limited by stop pins 36 and 37 as best illustrated in Fig. 8. As shown in Fig. 12 a portion of the pin, as indicated at 38 is cut away, for the passage of the top portion indicated at 39, Fig. 5, of the end portion 24: of the rod. The end portion 2a of the rod has spaced depressed portions 40 for the reception of the pin 33 when the pin is revolved in the position illustrated in Fig. 10, and when the pin is in this position the rod is held against removal from the holder. By turning the pin 33 in the position illustrated in Fig. 9, the turning of the pin being accomplished by the operating handle 35, the cut out portion of the pin is brought into the position illustrated and permits the removal of therod.

As already stated, the rods 25 are specilically designed for supporting laundry tags similar to that illustrated in F lg. 15. he laundry tag 41 illustrated in this figure is constructed substantially the same as that disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 1,411,092 issued to Angus F. Hanney, and only such construction will be described as will be necessary to understand its function in combination with the present invention. The tag 41 comprisesa pin point 12 carried by a casing 43, a locking l ver 4A- pivoted at 45 and a-spring controlled detent 46 cooperating with the locking lever 44 and having a portion exposed through an opening 47. Through the opening l7 the rod upon which the tag is mounted is adapt ed to pass and occupy the portion of the by the holder.

opening above the top edge 46 of the detent 46. The clothes are carried by the tag and are attached thereto by passing the pin 12 therethrough and held in such position with respect to the pin by the locking lever ll which is held, when in the position illustrated in Fig. 15 against movement by the detent 46, the detent permitting movement of the locking lever l l from looking position upon being pressed downward by the selective means, the construction o f such means being as follows:

The tag unlocking means includes a frame l8 having spaced standards -19 and 50 as best illustrated in Fig 1.

Associated with the frame and carried by the standards thereof is a channel shaped guide 51 and a reciprocatory rod 52 adapted to work in the channel of the guide 51 and provided with a. taperedend portion 53. The rod 52 is operatively connected to a sleeve 5 lmounted for reciprocatory move ment on a screw 55 mounted to operate in adjustable bearings 56 carried by the standards, the adjustment: of the bearings being accomplished by set screws 57; said bearings being of the approved type now conventionally in use. Mounted to operate in approved bearings 58 is a shaft 59 opera tively connected to the motor 60 by means of sprocket gears 61 and sprocket chain 62 of the silent drive type. The screw is operatively connected to the shaft 59 by gears 63 and Get, the arrangement being bestillustrated in 1.

The operation of the coi'istruction so far set forth is such that upon operation of the motor 60 theshaft 59 operates the screw 55 and upon rotation of the screw the release rod 52 is caused to reciprocate in the channel guide 51. The release rod when reciprocated in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1 is adapted to pass through the transverse opening 65 formed through the head of the standard Q9. The holders 23 are singly brought into a. position such that the passage formed therethrough will register with the opening 65 and when the release rod is reciprocatcd in the direction indicated, the same will pass through the passage and along the channel of the rod 25 carried Upon entering the channel '5 the rod 25 the release pin engages the detents 4-6 of the laundry tags supported on the tag supporting rod and automatically causes the detents to release the locking levers permitting the removal of clothes from the pins of the laundry tags. The action of the release rod takes place with such speed that will almost simultaneously permit removal of the clothes from all the pins.

As shown in 3, the opening 65 is formed in the head of the standard 49 in-' I clined with respect: to the sides thereof. The

- opening 65.

clothes has a tendency to tilt the laundry tags and this opening is formed in the manner illustrated to assure true registration of the opening with respect to the passage of each of the holders, the passages of which are adjusted at an angle inclined to the hori zontal by turning the holders.

Means is provided for releasably holding, alternately and singly, each of the holders in the position already mentioned. This means comprises a member 66 having a slot 67 formed in its upper extremity and mounted for vertical movement along the .of the member 66 in an upward direction is limited by a stop pin 7 2 adapted to abut the lower edge of bracket 68, as shown.

The member 66 is automatically moved from operative position by the holders 23 as each holder is moved into operativeposition, this being accomplished by bevelling the upper corners of the member, as indicated at 73, and providing a lateral projection 74 on the face of the standard as. indicated in Fig. 8. The outer extremity of the holders when each are singly moved into operative position will engage the adjacent bevelled corner of the member 66 forcing the member downwardly and pass into the slot 67 the member 66 returning to its initial position by action of the springs 70.

Means is provided for varying the width of the opening 67, this means includes a plate 75 having elongated slots 7 6 formed therein through which machine bolts 77 pass, the plate being mounted for slidable movement on the rear surface of the member 66 and the slots 7 6 permit adjustment of the plate.

Referring to Figs. 6 and 7 it will be. noted that the holder engaging extremity of the rod 25 is provided with an enlarged socket 78. This provision is such that should'the channel of the rod be slightly out of alignment with the opening 65 the tapered end 53 of the release rod will pass into the socket and move the holder in the necessary direction to bring proper registration between the passage thereof and, the

The motor 60 which efiects the operation of the release rod is designedto run in clock-wise direction and anti c-lock wise direction and meansvis provided for controlling such operation oft-he motor as well i as to automatically stop the operation of the motor when the release rod has travelled its full distance. This means comprises a two-way switch 79 havingcontact members also connected by a conductor 87 to said source of supply. l ivotally connected to one end of link and working through a bracket 88 is a link 89 having a vertical bent end 90. To the other end of the link 85 is connected a link 91 having its free end connected to a pivotally mounted link 92, the link 92 being provided with an operating handle 93.. A link 9% is connected to the link 92 and works through a bracket 95 and is provided with an arm 96 similar to the arm and is in alignment therewith. V

Carried by the sleeve 54 is a lateral pin 97 which engages the arms 90 and 96 upon completion of its travel along the screw As the sleeve 97 completes its travel in the direction indicated by the arrow, the pin engages the arm 96 causing the link 93 to pivot, which through the medium of the links 85 and 91 brings the contact point 84 from engagement with the contact member 81, breaking the circuit and stopping the operation of the motor. To reverse the operation of the motor, the operator, by

manipulating the handle 93 through the medium of the links 85 and 91, brings the contact point into contact with the contact element 80 and the motor operates in the reverse direction causing the sleeve 5 to return to its initial position. Upon returning to its initial positionthe pin engages the arm 90, and the contact element 8 1 is again thrown into neutral position, and the opera tion of the motor stopped. By again manipulating the handle 93 the motor can again be caused to operate. I provide means for determining the pivotal movement of the operating handle to reverse the operation of the motor as above detailed, this means comprises a plate 98 having three de pressions 99 formed therein for the engagement with a pin'10O having a rounded extremity 101. By this provision the operator can determine the distance it will be necessary to pivot the link 92 to bring the contact elements of the switch into proper engagement.

While the construction and parts above illustrated is the preferredarrangement for operating the motor it is apparent'that any two-way switch which can be incorporated in the combination will serve the purpose as claims.

will be economical in manufacture.

While we have not illustrated an enclosure.

for the parts carried by the standards 49 and 50 it is to be understood that one can be provided, the closure not being material to the present invention.

From the description herein set forth and from the construction disclosed in the drawings it is apparent that we provide a device which will accomplish the objects of the invention with high efficiency and one which Further reference need not be made to the function of thedevice because it is apparent that from the disclosure, the operation of the invention is manifest.

Vhile we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying our invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. WVe, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended Having described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a supporting reel and aplurality of laundry marking membershaving releasable means for carrying articles, supporting members on the reel adapted to carry the laundry marking members, and a member adapted to be successively moved along the supporting members and engage the releasable carrying means to release the articles carried by the marking members. 7

2. The combination with a supporting reel and laundry marking members having releasable carrying means each provided with an opening exposing the catch mechanism of the carrying means, supporting members on the reel adapted to be taken through the openings of the marking members, and a member adapted to be successively moved along said supporting members through the openingsof the tag for engagement with the catch mechanism to release the carrying means. i p

3. Incombination with a supporting reel and a plurality of laundry marking members having releasable means for carrying articles, supportingmembers removably carried by the reel and carrying the laundry marking members, a member adapted to be successively moved along the supporting 7 members and engage the releasable carrying means to release the articles carried thereby, and means for moving said last named mem- 1 her. I

4:. In combination with a supporting memher and laundry marking members having releasable carrying means and openings exposing the catch mechanism of the carrying means, a channel-shaped support carried by the supporting member, and taken through the openings, and a member adapted to be successively moved alongthe support within the channel and through the openings to engage the catch mechanism to release the carrying means.

5. In combination with a support and identification members adapted to releasably carry articles. a channel-shaped member carrying the identification tags and carried by the support, and means adapted to be moved along the support within the channel for engagement with the carrying means of the identification tags to release the articles carried thereby.

6. In combination with a support and identification members adapted to releasably carry articles, a channel-shaped member carrying the identification tags and carried by the support, means adapted to be moved along the support within the channel for engagement withthe carrying means of the identification tags to release the articles carried thereby, and means for moving said last named means.

7. In combination with a support and laundry marking members having releasable carrying means and: openings exposing the I 8. In combination with, a support and identification members adapted to releasably carry articles, a channel-shaped member carrying the identification tags and removably carried by the support, means adapted to be moved along the support within the channel for engagement with the carrying means of the identification tags to release the articles carried thereby, means for moving said last named means, means for operating said moving means, and means for reversing said operating means; i

9. In combination with a supporting member and tags having registering openings for the passage of said member and having releasable carrying means and provided with passages communicating with said openings; a reciprocatory actuated member insertable through said passages for releasing said carrying means.

10. In combination with a laundry tag having means for carrying an article and a lock member for preventing removalof the article," .a member mounted :torreciprocw tory movement and for engagement with said member for releasing said member to permit removal of the article.

11. In co abination with a plurality of laundry tags arranged in a row and having means for carrying articles, members adapt ed to prevent remo 'al of the articles, openings through said tags and members for lock ing said first named members in operative position and having portions exposed to said openings; 21 member for engagement with the exposed portions o't said second named members to release said first named members and the articles carried by the carrying means.

12. In combination with a laundry assorting device including a clothes assorting reel, supports, holders associated with said reel having central passages for the insertion of the end portions of said supports, and laundry tags removably carried by said supports and having means for releasably carrying articles; a member having a slot for the reception of the outer end portions of said holder; and a member adapted to pass through thepassages of the holders and engage said carrying means to release said articles.

13. A device for opening laundry assorting tags having'means for releasably carrying articles including a guide, and a member mounted for reciprocation along said guide and adapted to engage the carrying means of the tags to release said articles.

14:. A device for opening laundry assorting tags having means for releasably carrying articles including a guide, a member mounted for reciprocation along said guide and adapted to the carrying means of the tags to release said articles, and means for reciprocating said member.

15. A device for opening laundry assorting tags having openings registering when the tags are arranged in a row and having means for releasably carrying articles and members for" controlling said means, including a guide a member assoelated with said uide and adapted to pass through the openings of the tag and engage said controlling members for releasing said holding means to permit removal of the artielse, and means tor moving said -member through said openings.

16. A device for opening laundry assorting tags having openings registering when the tags are arranged in a row and having means for releasably carrying articles and members for controlling said carrying means including a channel shaped guide. a member working in the channel of said guide and adapted to pass through the openings or" the tag and engage said controlling carrying members tor releasing said holding means to permit removal oi the articles, and means for moving said member through said openport adapted to carrying laundry marking 7 tags having means for releasably carrying an ticles, a member mounted for rotation, a member mounted to move longitudinally with respect to said first named member, a member carried by said second named member and extending longitudinally in spaced relation with respect to said vfirst named member and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby; and a guide for said last named member.

18. A device for the purposes herein set forth including in combination with a support adapted to carrying laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying articles, a member mounted for rotation, a member mounted to move longitudinally with respect to said first named member, a member carried by said second named member and extending longitudinally in spaced relation with respect to said first named member and adapted to be moved along the supportfor. engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby; a guide for said last named member; and means for rotating said first named member.

19. A device for the purposes herein set forth including in combination with a support adapted to carrying laundry marking having means for releasably carrying articles, a member mounted for rotation, a channel shaped guide member in spaced relation with said member and extending parallel therewith, a member working in the channel of said second named member and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby, and a sleeve on said first named member and operatively connected to said last named member.

20. A. levice for the purposes herein set :toi-t-hincluding in combination with a support adapted to carrying laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying arti cles, a member mounted torrotation, a channel shaped guide member in spaced relation with said member and extending parallel therewith. a member working in the channel of said second named member and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby. a sleeve on said first named memher and operatively connected to said last named member, and means for rotating said first namedmember.

21. device for the purposes herein set forth including in combination with a sup- 'lationwith respect to said member and extending parallel therewith, a member worl;

.ing in the channel of said second named member and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby, a sleeve on said first named member and operatively connected to said last named member, and means for alternately rotating said first named member in clock-wise and anti-clockwise direction.

22. A device for the purposes herein set forth including in combination with a support adapted to carryii'ig laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying articles, a member mounted for rotation, a member mounted to move longitudinally with respect to said first named member, a member carried by said second named member and extendin longitudinally in spaced relation with respect to said first named member and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby; a guide for said last named member; and means for alternately rotating said first named member in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction. 2

23. A device for the purposes herein set forth including in combination with a support adapted to carrying laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying articles, a screw threaded member, a member in spaced relation with respectto said screw threaded member and extending in parallel relation wi h respectthereto and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby, a sleeve on said screw threaded member and operatively connected to said second named member, and means for rotating said first named member to move said second named member longitudinally with respect thereto.

24. A device for the purposes hereln setforth including in combination with a support adapted to carrying laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying articles, a screw threaded member, a member in spaced relation with respect to said screw threaded vmember and extending in parallel relation with respect thereto and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried there by, a sleeve on said screw threaded member and operatively connected to said second named member, means for rotating said first named member in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction to move said second named member longitudinally with respect thereto.

25. A device for the purposes herein set forth including in combination with a supportadapted to carrying laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying articles, a screw threaded member, a member in spaced relation with respect to said screw threaded member and extending in parallel relation with respect thereto and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasingthe articles carried thereby, a sleeve onsaid screw threaded member and operatively connected to said second named member, means for rotating said first named member in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction to move said second named member longitudinally with respect thereto, and means carried by said sleeve for controlling said last named means.

26. A device for thepurposes herein set forth including in combination with a support adapted to carrying laundry marking tags having means for releasably carrying articles, a member mounted for rotation, a member mounted to move longitudinally with .respect to said first named member, a member carried by said second named member and extending longitudinally in spaced relation with respect to said first named member and adapted to be moved along the support for engagement with the releasable carrying means of the tags for releasing the articles carried thereby; a guide for said last named member, means for alternately rotating said first named member in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction, and means carried by said second named member for controlling said last named means.

27. A device for the purposes herein set forth comprising in combination with a holder having a passage therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end portion insertable in said passage, clothes carrying tags mounted on said support and provided withmembers for releasing the clothescarried thereby; a standard having a passage formed therein adapted to register with the passage of said holder; a member for releasably holding said holder in operative position with the passage thereof registering with. the passage of said standard; and a member working through the passage ot the standard adapted to pass through the passage of the holder along the channel of said support and engage the members of the tags to release the clothes carried by the tags. 7

28. A device for the purposes herein set forth comprising in combination with a holder having a passage therethrough, a

channel shaped support having an end por tion insertable in said passage, clothes carrying tags mounted on said support-andprovided with membersfor releasing the clothes carried thereby; a standard having a pass e formed therein adapted to register standard adapted to pass through the passage o't said holder along the channelof said support and enga zre the members of the tags to release the clothes carried by the tags, and means for moving the member working through the passage of the standard through the passage oi the holder and along the channel of the support and return said member to its initial position; r

29. A device for thopurposes herein set forth comprising in combination with a holder having a passage therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end por tion insertable in said passage, clothes carrying tags mounted on said support and provided with members for-releasing the clothes carried thereby; a standaro having a passage formed therein adapted to register with the passage oi said holder; a member for releasably holding said holder in operative position with the passage thereof registering with the passage of said standard; and a member working through the passage of the standard adapted to pass through the passage of the holder along the channel of said support and engage the members of the tags to release the clothes carried by the tags; and means for reciprocating said. last named member.

30. A device for the purposesherein set forth including a holder having a central passage, a laundry tag support having an end portion insertable in said passage, :1 standard having 'a passage adapted to registor with the passage of the holder, a member working through the passage of the standard and adapted to pass through the passage of the holder and along said support, and a member on said standard having a slot for the reception of the outer end portion of the holder for holdin said holder in position with the passage thereof registering with the passage of said standard. 7

31. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central passage, a laundry support having an end portion insertable in said passage, a standard having a passage adapted to register with the passage of theholder, a memher working through the passagefoi the standard and adapted to pass through the passage ofthe holder and along said support,'and a member on said standard having a slot for the; reception of the outer end portion of the holder for holding said holder in position with the passage thereof registering with the passage'of said standard, said member being moved out of operative position by the outer'end portion of the holder when the end portion is moved to pass into the slot of said member. I

32. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central. passage, a laundry tag support having end portion'insertable in said passage, means for releasably holding said supportin said passage, a standard having a passage adapt ed to register with the passage ofthe holder. a member working throughthe passage oi the standard and adapted to pass through the passage of the holder and along said support, and a member on said standard. having a slot for the reception of the outer end portion. of the holder for holding said holder in )osition with the aassa 'e thereof" registering with the passage of said stand ard. I r

33. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central passage, a laundry tag support having an end portion insertable in said passage, means for releasably holding said support in said passage, a standard having a passage adapt- 1 ed to register with the passage of the holder, a member working through the passage or" the standard and adapted to pass through the passage of the holderand along said support, and a member on said standard having a slot for the reception of the outer end portion of the holder for holding said holder in position with the passage thereof registering with the passage of said standard, said member being moved out of op erative position byv the outer end portion or" the holder when the end portion is moved to pass into the slot of said member.

84. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central passage a channel shaped laundry'tag sup} port having an end portion insertable in said passage, a standard havinga passage adapted to register with the passage 0"? he holder, a member workii'ig through tho pr sage oi the standard and adapted to pass through the passage of the'holder and alon :the channel of said support, and a member on saidstandard having a slot tor. the re ception of the outer end portion of the holder for holding said holder in position with the passage thereof registering with the passage of said standard.

A device for the purposes here torth including aholder having a central passage. a channel shaped laundry tagsup port having an end portion insertable in. said passage, a standard having a passage adapted to register with the passageot the holder. a member working through the passage of the standard and adapted'to pass by the outer end portion of the holder when the end portion is moved to pass into the slot oi'said member. 7 36. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central passage formed therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end portion insertable in saidpassage and adapted to carry laundry tags having locks to secure articles thereto, a member adapted to pass through the passage oi said holder and along the channel of thesupport and open said locks to permit release of said articles,

and means for operating said member, said means including a screw mounted for rotation and a sleeve carrying a member and working along said screw.

37. A device for the purposes herein set forth'including a holder having a central passage formed therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end portion in sertable in said passage, means for releasably locking said support Within thepassage oi" the holder and adapted to carry laundry tags havinglocks to secure articles thereto, a member adapted to pass through the passage of said holder and along the channel of the support and open said locks to per mit release of said articles, and means for operating said member, said means including a screw mounted for rotation and a member having a sleeve adapted to move along said screw. 1

33. A device for the purposes herein set forth including holder having a central passage formed therethrough. a channel shaped support having an end portion insertable in said passage and adapted to carry laundrytags having locks to secure 'articlesthereto, a member adapted to pass through the passage of said holder andalong the channel of the support and open said locks to permit release of said articles, and

,means for operating said member.-

39. A devicefor the purposes herein set orth including a holder having a central passage formed therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end portion in sertahle in said passage, means for releasably locking said support within the passage of the holder and adapted to carry laundry tags having locks to secure articles thereto, a member adapted to pass through the passage of said holder and along the channel of the supportand open said locks to permit release of said articles, and means for operating said member.

40. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a circular frame, holders on said frame in spaced relation with respect to each other, channel shaped supports having end portions insertable in said holders and adapted to carry laundry ta s having locks for releasably carryingartit a standamd, a member passing through sa 1. standard and adapted to alternately through said holders and along the c. nel of said supports and open the lOQlw the laundry tags, and a member carried by said standard for alternately holding the holders in position for the passage of said second named member through said holders.

ll. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a circular frame, holders on said. frame in spaced r =lation with respect to each other, channel shaped supports having end portions insertable'in said holders and adapted to carry laultdr tags having locks for releasably carrying articles, a standard, a member passing through said standard and adapted to alternately pass through saidholders and along the channel of said supports and open the locks of the laundry tags, a channel shaped guide for said member, a member mounted for rotation, anda sleeve carried by said rotatable member and operatively connected to said first named member for moving said member along said guide, and a member carried by said standard for alternately holdin theholders in position for the passage or said second named member through said holders.

42. A device for the purposes herein Set forth including a circular frame, holders on said frame in spaced relation with respect to each other. channel shaped supports hav ing end portions insertable in said holders and adapted to carry laundry tags having locks for releasably carrying articles, a standard, a member passing through said standard and adapted to alternately pass through said holders and along the channel of said supports and open the locks of the laundry tags, and a member carried by said standard for alternately holding the holders in position for the passage of said second named member through said holders, said holdin member being moved out of o erativeposition by the outer end of the. holders when said holders are moved in position for the passage of said loclr opening member standard and adapted to alternately pass through said holders and along the channel of said supports and open the locks of the laundry tags, a channel shaped guide for said member, a member mounted for rotation, and a sleeve carried by said rotatable member and operatively connected to said first named member for moving said member along said guide, a member carried by said standard for alternately holding the holders in, position for the passage of said second named member through said holders, said holding member being moved out of operative position by the outer end of the holders when said holders are moved in position for the passage of said lock opening member therethrough.

44. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a channel shaped support adapted to carry a plurality of laundry tags having locks for releasably carrying articles, and a member insertable along the channel of the support for opening the locks of said laundry tag.

45. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central passage formed therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end portion insertable in said holder and adapted to carry a plurality of laundry tags having locks for releasably carrying articles, means for releasably locking said support within the I passage of said holder, and means adapted to pass through the passage of said holder, along the channel of said-support and open said locks. 7

46. A device for the purposes herein set forth including a holder having a central passage formed therethrough, a channel shaped support having an end portion insertable in said holder and adapted to carry a plurality of laundry tags having locks for releasably carrying articles, means for releasably locking said support within the passage of said holder said means including a pin having a portion for engagement with a depressed portion formed in the end portion of said holder, and means adapted to 

